Alright, gentlemen, the last Tinder article was aimed at my ladies in helping them weed through the ones who just weren't that into them, and now I give you an article to help build your profile into something that all girls want to see.
If you want to show a girl you mean business, there are a few things that you should and should NOT be doing.
1. NEVER post a picture of you and a girl.
I don't care if she is your sister or your cousin or your best friend. When a girl sees another girl in your pictures she is 75% more likely to swipe left and not look at your written bio to find out "the girl in the picture is my sister." We don't want to have to compare ourselves to this girl so we will probably just say no and move on. I can guarantee you that you can find a picture of yourself where you look just as good without a half-clothed woman on your hip.
2. DO include a picture WITH your pup.
Notice, I said WITH not OF. Sure all pups are cute but I don't want you to waste a picture on them when you could easily find one of you guys together. I know you have them because if I can have at least 300 of me and my dogs, I know you have at least one that is worth posting. Also: please don't post a picture of a dog that isn't yours, it just gets our hopes up.
3. Please, no more fish pictures.
Enough is enough. We get it, you like to fish but constantly seeing EVERYBODY post a picture of them on a boat, shirtless, holding up their biggest catch is getting old. If you want us to see it link your Instagram and have the picture there or put in your bio that you love to fish and would love to do that one day with a girl.
4. DO make sure that your age is correct.
"I don't know why it says I'm 21, I am really 18." is the ABSOLUTE DUMBEST thing I could ever read on your bio. It is probably one of the easiest fixes out there. Go to your Facebook settings and change your birthday. I know we all had to do it eventually because if we didn't we would all be middle-aged. Fix it. It takes all of maybe five minutes.
5. Not every picture needs to be a selfie, but also please cut down on the group pictures.
I like a good selfie as much as the next person, but we don't just want to see your close up but I also want to be able to tell which one you are. If women can't tell which one you are, she won't think twice about swiping left.
6. DO include why you are on Tinder.
We all know that the most annoying thing is matching with somebody who you're attracted to just to find out that you guys aren't looking for the same thing. I get it sometimes writing a bio is hard or you feel like you are just being too forward when you say all you want to do is "Netflix and Chill" but in all honesty, I would rather that than spend time talking to you and then find out we want completely different things.
7. NO illusions about how big your manhood is (or pictures of it).
It is 2018 people. I shouldn't have to worry about getting an unsolicited dick pic from you. If a girl wants to see it, she will tell you, until then please keep it put away. It's not like women go around sending pictures of their boobs 24/7 to boys just because they want a response.
8. DO have a bio, please!!
In all honesty, I don't think this should even be said, you should just have one. How am I supposed to start a conversation with you if you don't have a bio? It isn't that hard in all honesty, just think about it as introducing yourself. Write a couple of things that you like and don't like. Maybe include a funny joke. We don't want to feel like we have to fish for something to talk about, so let's make it easier and give some talking points.
9. DO NOT make every picture of you shirtless and/or flexing.
We get it, you love your body but a big portion of how women pick a guy to talk to is how they dress, not how defined their arm muscles are. And as a woman, I can say that some women are intimidated by things like that because they will feel insecure in the way that they look in comparison to you.
10. Just be yourself.
This one should be a given. Whether you are on Tinder to find your next hookup or actually looking for a relationship, don't pretend to be something or someone you aren't. It never ends well for either party and if a girl doesn't like you for who you truly are, then she isn't right for you.